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WORCESTER (third day of four): Leicestershire, with five second-innings wickets in hand, are 312 ahead of Worcestershire

WORCESTERSHIRE’S slim chances of promotion appeared to slip farther out of their grasp yesterday after they conceded a first-innings lead of 115 on a turning pitch. Leicestershire may already be too far ahead, although the umpires’ view that a target of 250 would be out of reach was not shared by H. D. Ackerman, the visiting captain.

Having allowed Leicestershire’s lower order to make too many, Worcestershire needed to get within 50 runs of their opponents’ total of 405. At 286 for six